Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind are accused of breaching the parliamentary code of conduct amid claims they offered to relieve a fictitious Chinese firmThe key allegations made against Jack Straw and Sir Malcolm Rifkind concern possible breaches of the parliamentary code of conduct.
The two former foreign secretaries are accused of offering to use their positions on behalf of a fictitious Chinese company in return for payment. Their obvious claims to undercover reporters also appear to question their commitment to at least three of the seven general principles on conduct in public life set out by the Nolan committee.
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Source: theguardian.com